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TIL despite stereotypes about Japanese salarymen, Americans now work more hours on average than Japanese

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xbEk TIL that the classic “striped sailor shirt” originally featured 21 stripes, one for each of Napoleon’s victories.
nAWG TIL Maj. Gen. Doug Pearson became the only “space ace” when he shot down a satellite orbiting at 345 miles while piloting an F-15 on Sept. 13, 1985.
4XrEa Today I Learned You can make an egg bigger then before.
XE05r “Screw you Apple, where the goddamn hell is my middle finger emoji?” can soon be conveyed in far fewer characters, thanks to the middle finger emoji that’s coming to your iPhone. But why did it take so long? Here’s how those middle fingers—and all emoji—make their way to your screens.
e0jmE TIL that AI(s) playing Chess, despite continually beating human players, are still not able to play according to the equilibrium strategy that forces the opponent into a draw. A strategy that was proven to exist by the mathematician Nash in the 1960s.